Despite being a finalist for the Most Valuable Player award in three consecutive years and having won one in 2018, Houston Rockets guard James Harden admits he hasn't accomplished even half of what he wants to in the NBA.
“I still haven't accomplished half of what I want to accomplish,” said James Harden, according to Howard Beck of Bleacher Report. “Like, multiple championships. I want to be one of those basketball players that you won't forget. And obviously, we all remember the Kobes and the Jordans and the D-Wades and all those guys. I want to be in that same conversation, obviously, in championships and all that good stuff, and best shooting guards to ever play the game.”
Harden is fighting for more than simply an NBA title, but for accolades that will put him among the best in league history. Yet the void of that Larry O'Brien trophy in his collection still haunts him.
“Of course it matters to me,” said Harden. “I've been thinking about it maybe the last year-and-a-half, two years. I'm on the right path. You can't rush winning a title. Some win it early, some win it late. It's perfect timing. The time is going to happen when the time happens. I've just got to be patient, continue to work my butt off, continue to be a great leader, great teammate, and just try to bring as much talent and as much guys that have that same drive that I have. I think we all have it right now.”
The Beard became the highest scorer in an NBA season since Michael Jordan scored an average of 37.1 points per game in the 1986-87 season, a feat that was also the second-highest scoring average in 55 years, as his 36.1 points per game were only second to Jordan's during that span.
Harden has put up triple-doubles, won back-to-back scoring crowns, and put himself among the most feared offensive players in the league, but at age 30, he still has a lot more left to achieve — especially at the apex of his prime.
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